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Following the Paris 2024 Olympics, a total of 70 rhythmic gymnasts have announced their retirement, Azernews reports.

The most recent to make her departure from competitive sports is Australian gymnast Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva.

She has participated in the Paris Olympics, five World Championships, and several World Cup events, earning medals at the Commonwealth Games.

Among those retiring are both individual athletes and those who competed in group events. At the end of last year, Azerbaijani gymnasts Zohra Aghamirova and Zeynab Hummatova also concluded their athletic careers.

Recall that Azerbaijani team was represented at Paris 2024 by 48 athletes in 15 sports. The national team secured a total of seven medals, including two gold, two silver and three bronze. As a result, the country took 30th position on the overall medal tally.

The gold medalist from Azerbaijan were judokas Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg) and Zelym Kotsoiev (100 kg).

Taekwondo fighter Gashim Magomedov (58 kg) and boxer Alfonso Dominguez (92 kg) enriched the country's medal haul with silver medals.

Azerbaijan also celebrated its bronze medal winners, who included Greco-Roman wrestler Hasrat Jafarov (67 kg) as well as freestyle wrestlers Magomedkhan Magomedov ( 97 kg) and Georgiy Meshvildishvili (125 kg).

The performance of the Azerbaijani Olympic team at Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games highlights the country's growing prominence in the international sports arena.